I am trying to save my field of the model based on another field in this same model.
For example:
class Person(models.Model):
first_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
last_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
birth_date = models.DateField()
def baby_boomer_status(self):
import datetime
if self.birth_date < datetime.date(1945, 8, 1):
return "Pre-boomer"
elif self.birth_date < datetime.date(1965, 1, 1):
return "Baby boomer"
else:
return "Post-boomer"
my_try = models.CharField(max_length=50, default=baby_boomer_status) #it does not work
How I can properity save my_try always when I change birth_date in my object. To have value in my field my_try
"Pre-boomer" or "Baby boomer".
Override the save()
method
class Person(models.Model):
first_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
last_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
birth_date = models.DateField()
my_try = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True, blank=True)
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
created = not self.pk
super().save(*args, **kwargs)
if created:
self.my_try = self.baby_boomer_status()
self.save()
def baby_boomer_status(self):
import datetime
if self.birth_date < datetime.date(1945, 8, 1):
return "Pre-boomer"
elif self.birth_date < datetime.date(1965, 1, 1):
return "Baby boomer"
else:
return "Post-boomer"
Change the save method to,
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
super().save(*args, **kwargs)
Person.objects.filter(pk=self.pk).update(my_try=self.baby_boomer_status())